Monday's Local College Update

Seton Hill Griffins

SHU Women’s Basketball (16-5, 11-4): IUP ended Seton Hill’s six game winning streak Wednesday evening with an 89-57 win over the Griffins at the Kovalchick Complex. Jenna Kaufman scored Seton Hill's first 13 points, finishing with 17 in the contest. Cheyenne Trest also reached double figures with 13 points. The Griffins bounced back from their loss to IUP to defeat Clarion 75-65 Saturday afternoon. Kaufman had just two points at the end of the first quarter but stunningly finished the game with a career-high 32 points. Trest put in 15 points and Alexandra Hay added 11. The women are currently in fourth place in the PSAC West. SHU will host Gannon Wednesday (5:30 p.m.) on Westmoreland Sports Network and visit Slippery Rock Saturday at 1 p.m.

>> Jenna Kaufman was named the PSAC West Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week for the second straight week and third time this season. Kaufman shares the award this week with Ciara Rosten of Edinboro. Kaufman averaged a double-double of 20 points and 11.5 rebounds per game in the Griffins two wins last week.

SHU Men’s Basketball (7-13, 4-11): The Griffins dropped a 92-70 decision to IUP Wednesday evening. Trevor Blondin led SHU with 23 points, while Trevor Lecuona and Nathan Davis added 12 and 11 points respectively. Saturday afternoon, the Griffins stopped their three game losing streak with a 77-68 win over Clarion. SHU was led by a triple-double from Spencer Casson. He finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks. Blondin scored a game-high 24 points, and Davis added 17. The men are currently in eight place in the PSAC West. The Griffins will host Gannon Wednesday (7:30 p.m.) on Westmoreland Sports Network and visit Slippery Rock Saturday at 3 p.m.

SHU Wrestling (11-2, 4-1): The wrestling team went 4-0 at the Kutztown Duals over the weekend. They opened the duals with a pair of matches Friday evening, defeating UNC-Pembroke 23-20 and then knocked off American International 44-9. Saturday, the Griffins defeated Minot State University 28-15 and LIU Post 24-21. Jacob Temple led the Griffins with a 4-0 record in the duals. SHU travels to Mercyhurst Wednesday (7 p.m.) and returns home to host East Stroudsburg on Sunday at noon.

SHU Track and Field: The Griffins competed in the Bucknell Open over the weekend where they had two Provisional marks and three first place finishes. On Friday night, Lexi Stevenson hit an NCAA Provisional mark in the shot put, finishing in second place with a throw of 13.67m. Also on Friday, Ameriah Walters captured first in the 200 meter dash. On Saturday afternoon, Patrick O’Connor hit an NCAA Provisional mark in the high jump. O’Connor took top honors, clearing the bar at 2.07m. Gabrielle Ravotto had the other first place finish of the day, finishing first in the 60m dash with a time of 7.76. The Griffins are back in action this weekend at the Youngstown State University National Invite.

SHU Baseball: The defending PSAC champion Griffins are ranked third in the Atlantic Region preseason poll and three players were named to the NCBWA Preseason All Region Teams. Senior infielder Tom McCarthy and sophomore outfielder Craig Lewis were named to the first team while senior starting pitcher Perry DellaValle was named to the second team. Seton Hill is scheduled to open the season in Holly Springs, North Carolina where they will play No. 5 Shippensburg and West Liberty on February 24-25th.

Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats

UPG Women’s Basketball (4-16, 4-9): Kelsey Oddis (Burrell) recorded her 12th double-double of the season, scoring a game-high 18 points and pulling down 14 rebounds but Mt. Aloysius outscored the Bobcats 31-11 in the third quarter and went to defeat UPG 65-48 Wednesday evening. Oddis hit a three-pointer with 20 seconds left in overtime to lift the Bobcats to a 78-76 win over D’Youville College Saturday afternoon. She tallied a game-high 32 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Sam Ballow tossed in 14 points and Colleen Murphy added 10. The women are currently in eighth place in the AMCC. The Bobcats host Penn State-Behrend on Saturday at 3 p.m.

UPG Men’s Basketball (6-12, 4-9): Cam Seigfreid (Penn-Trafford) scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as the Bobcats fell to Mt. Aloysius Wednesday evening 74-59. The Bobcats snapped their three game losing streak Saturday afternoon with a 74-68 win over D’Youville College. Joe Mancini tossed in 18 points, while Seigfreid added 16 and Brady Kingston 13. The men are currently in seventh place in the AMCC. The Bobcats travel to the University of Valley Forge Wednesday (7 p.m.) and host Penn State-Behrend Saturday at 1 p.m.

Saint Vincent Bearcats

SVC Women’s Basketball (12-7, 9-3): Mara Benvenuti tallied 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead the Bearcats to a 69-58 victory over Washington & Jefferson Wednesday evening. Babette Sanmartin added 13 points and 3 steals. The Bearcats rolled to their third consecutive victory with an 89-36 win over Geneva College Saturday afternoon. Maria Morgan led SVC with 17 points, while Kayla Slovenec and Benvenuti added 10 each. A total of 14 players got into the scoring column for the Bearcats. The women are currently in third place in the PAC. The Bearcats will travel to Waynesburg Wednesday (5:30 p.m.) and Grove City Saturday (1 p.m.).

SVC Men’s Basketball (13-6, 10-2): The Bearcats defeated Washington & Jefferson for the second time this season, winning 61-53 Wednesday evening. Shemar Bennett posted his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Tom Kromka led SVC with 11 points. Three players scored in double figures Saturday evening to lead the Bearcats past Geneva 74-67. Kromka led with 21 points, Kyle Evans added 17 and David Stephen 10. The men are currently tied for second with Bethany in the PAC. Saint Vincent travels to Waynesburg Wednesday (7:30 p.m.) and Grove City Saturday (3 p.m.).

SVC Swimming: The women’s swim team (6-1, 5-0) closed out its first ever undefeated regular season against PAC competition, topping Westminster 182-112, while the men (3-3, 2-2) dropped a 185-109 decision to the Titans. The quartet of Sarah Sheldon, Kelly Kramer, Maddie Bartrug and Ciara Lewis established a new pool record, winning the 200 Medley Relay, with a time of 1:51.99. Zach Baum (Derry) set a new pool record in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 51.16. The swim teams travel to Penn State-Behrend Saturday. The meet will start at 1 p.m.

SVC Women’s Softball: Shelby Noel (Latrobe) has received Pre-Season All-American second team recognition from the Fastpitch News. A three-year starter at first base, Noel has earned All-PAC First Team honors in each of her first three seasons. During her career, she has compiled a .449 batting average and a .4488 on-base percentage. The senior has totaled 158 hits, 99 runs scored, 33 doubles, 14 triples, 20 home runs and 110 runs batted in. The softball team is scheduled to open the season against Mount Ida College at the spring games in Clermont, Fl. on Sunday March, 4.

Westmoreland Wolfpack

WCCC Women’s Basketball (14-5, 4-0): Six players scored in double figures as the Pack rolled to an 86-55 win over Allegany College of Maryland Monday evening. Mikala Misleany led with 19 points followed by Rachel Garris (Derry) with 15. Baylee Riggle added 12, while Kylee Surike and Lauren Felix (Derry) tallied 11 each and Hannah Hempfield (Mt. Pleasant) chipped in with 10. The Pack rolled past Butler County Community College 89-55 Thursday evening. Riggle tossed in 19 points and Misleany added 19 points and 11 boards. WCCC will host Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Monday at 5 p.m.

WCCC Men’s Basketball (6-14, 4-3): The basketball team dropped a close one to CCAC-Boyce 72-70 Wednesday evening. Nicholas Porter had 14 points, while Kaleb Winchester and Ed Tyson added 12 each. In a high scoring contest, the Pack bounced back to defeat Butler County Community College 98-92 Thursday evening. Kyle Carrington and Ja’Kory Freeman led the Pack with 25 and 23 points respectively. Despite 33 points from Ja’Kory Freeman, the Pack dropped a 103-68 decision to Community College of Beaver County Saturday afternoon. WCCC will host Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Monday at 7:00 p.m.

WCCC Bowling: Kyra Shrum (Greensburg Salem) and Charles Yorko took top honors last Friday at the Westmoreland Invitational. hrum rolled a 643 series to capture the women’s title, while Yorko captured the men’s title with a 700 series. The teams traveled to CC of Allegheny- North Friday. No results were available. The Pack is scheduled to face Pennsylvania Highlands Community Tuesday (2 p.m.) and CC of Allegheny County-Boyce Thursday at 3 p.m.